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CHEAP MONEY. 6*4 P<*r cent, and 7 per cent, money now ready for loan* on Macon residence and > business property. S per cent money for farm loans. Over $3.000.900 successfully ; negotiated In Georgia alone. I>oans made ! can be paid off at any tim ?. We are bead- L quarters. O. A. Coleman, Gen. Man.. 256 Second street. Macon. Ga. ESTABLISHED 1884. MONSTRATIONS IN COLUMBUS, Delegations Wait on Governor Bushnell With Protests and Call on Hanna. DEMOCRATS 111 POWER, The Combine Will Announce Name of the Until Aft?r Senatorial Causes are Held Columbus. 0., Jan. 4.—Senator Burk, of Cleveland, arrived today from Chicago and competed the full attendance of senators Burk voted with the Democrats, but took h!*> scat on th. Republican side of the chamber. In the boos, all sorts of bills were intro duced against corporations. These nieas iirc.-t are regarded as due to Senator Han na’s affairs being of varied interests. Also a Hill was Introduced to repeal the law for the new state house. This is regarded as returning the compliment to the Columbus people, who have expressed their pro, -st to the com -of Governor Bushnell. While the measure was being considered a dele gation of 330 from Springfield. the home of ■ Governor Bushmil, marched into the state - house wearing Hanna badges and carrying bannei -. and called on Governor Bushnell. In response to their protests Governor Bushnell responded in a speech, in which he said his Republicanism had never be fore iic< n questioned and he reserved the right to his individual opinions*and pref erences. The Springfield delegation afterward called on Senator Hanna and then joined in with the other visiting delegations that are coming in today to protest against the action of the Republicans combining with the Democrats to defeat Banna. The house adjourned at noon until to morrow. There is much unfinished busi ness, but the combine does not intend to announce any of the standing committees till after the joint senatorial caucuses to morrow night. IN THE SENATE. Columbus, Jan. 4.—-The senate at noon took a recess till 2:30 without announcing any of its committees. Senator Burk se cured all he wanted in the clerkship and other patronage through the Democrats. He was in conference with the Demo crats during the noon recess. The pro ceedings in both Imuses showed plainly that everything possible was being done by those who held the fort to beat Hanna. Tin lines of yesterday were as distinctly drawn as ever, showing the senate 19 to 17 against Hanna and the house 56 to 33 against him. leaving him three short of enough votes on the joint ballot for elec tion. WOULD NOT BE WHIPPED. Boy Fiend Brained His Father to S..ve Him self. Chattanooga, Jan. 4. —James Willington was arrested yesterday at Dayton, Tenn., charged with the murder of his father. Lewis Wellington. He says on tin night of tile minder his father threatened to whip him the next morning. After wail ing until his father had gone lo sleep, the hoy brained him with an axe. He then placed a chain around the body, hitched a iiorse to it. and dragged it into a secluded place in the woods, and killed the hors*. He does not seem to regard the matter se riously. CHINA’S TRADE. Offers Great Advantages to the World's Merchants. Washington. Jan. 4.—United States Con sul Covert, at Lyons. France, in his spe cial report to the state department, shows vividly the great advantages populous China offers for trade extension to the merchants of the world. The consul says that while the great na tions of the world are grasping for Chi nese territory, it is probable that the most desirable conquests may be achieved by peaceful methods. Civilized nations have equal interests in opening the trade in China to the world and the powers that attempt to accomplish it by war and conquests do no more than strengthen the Chinese wall. ANOTHER COUNTESS. Washington. Jan. 4.—Count von Goet zen. military attache of the German em bassy. was married at noon today to Mrs. May Stanley Lay at the residence of the bride. The ceremony which made another American countess, was first performed by a justice < f the .peace in accordance with the official custom of Germany, and later by the Rev. Dr. Menzol, of the German Lutheran ehuren. A FORTUNE For Consummating the Larg est Contract on Record. Cleveland. 0.. Jan. 4. —Warner. Stuart & Co., of this city, have received an order for over $20,000,000 worth of iron ore. It is to be delivered to the Cardiff Iron Foundry Company (limited,! at Cardiff. Wales. This is probably the largest ore deal ever con summated. James W. Miller, of Pittsburg, the agent in the matter, received a commission of over $500,000. It is said that Warner. Stuart A Go. are negotiating with the cramps tor the construction of ocean whalobaeks to carry the ore direct by wa ter through the Welland Canal. WORTHINGTON STONE. Pollytown. Pa.. Jan. A—The marriage of Rev. Dr. J. S. Stone, rector of St. James Episcopal church, of Chicago, to Miss Car oline Worthington, of this place, was sol emnized a noon tiday it St. Paul's Ep Ts copal church. ENGLISH FLEET RETURNING. Hong Kong, Jan. 4.—The British cruiser Edgar has arrived and the British cruiser Grafton has sailed northward. The bulk of the British fleet is reported to be at Chusan. near Nir.g Po. BRUNSWICK PA’THI ANS. Brunswick. Ga.. Jan. 4—Captain Tobias Newman, of Oglethorpe Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias, is selected a team compos'd of picked gin from the Knights Naval Reserves and Riflemen to go to the Omaha exposition and contest for the $5,000 prize. The Oeletho-nes always here tofore big prize winners, have lately been greatly strengthened by recruits from the best drilled men in the local militia. REHEARSES THE FINAL SCENE, Durrant Has Been Informed of all the Details of His Execution. HE MIKES REQUESTS As to the Disposition of His Remains After Death HaS Been Pronounced. San Quentin. Cal., Jan. 4. —Theodore Durrant nas rehearsed the scene of his own death. At his request he has been told every ineid. nt that will make the minutes of his last hours of life. From the moment he awakes next Friday morn ing until Warden F'a.e gives the signal to .-prlng the galiow., trap, Theodore Durrant knows what is <xpe< ed of him. A book and several papers on religious subjects were ret ived at the prison yesterday for Durrant. Tiny were offerings from a wo man who now desires an introduction. She resides in Toronto, and was a resident of San Francisco three years ago and has dis played an interest in Durrant’s affairs since bis arrest for the murder of Bianchi Lamont. Deputy Warden Edgar Grath mad? an inspection of the books and pa pers and permitted Durrant to have them. The authorities suspect some of Durrant’s legal friends may attempt some play at the very moment- of execution. Durrant may invite fifty of the hundred people who will be present, but Warden Dale will re vise the list, and it is likely his attorneys will be seen at the gallows. The con demned man has made the following re quests concerning his execution. “First, that the rope used to hang him be de stroyed immediately after death, so that no person can secure a piece of it as a memento; second, that none of the spec tators be allowed to gaze on his features after the execution; third, that.no autopsy be held after death and no physician be al lowed to examine his body: fourth, that after he is pronounced dead his remains be delivered to his parents as soon as possi ble." FIGHTING FOR TIME. Durrant's Attorneys Use Every Effort to Cause Delay. San Francisco, Jan. 4 —The attorneys for Durrant visited Governor Budd at the home of his niece nn this city -and present ed a petition praying for executive inter ference in rhe Durrant case. The petition stated that Durrant was vital witness in a slander ~uit brought by his mother against Smith, a juror in the murder trial, wfao, it i: alleged, circulated slanderous stories regarding Durrant’s family rela tions. Governor Budd received the peti tion and promised the attorneys for Dur rant that he would read it and carefully consider its contents before giving a de cision. Attorney Deuprey still threatens to spring >a sensation in the case. Gen. Dickinson iwill today make another at tempt to obtain a writ of habeas corpus from the United States court. The father of Durrant 'has received from Meridian, Texas, -a document which purports to be the originatl alleged confession of Jos. Blanther 'to the murders of 'Blanche La mont and Minnie Willkiras. It will he use! in a final effort to secure a stay of execu tion. REVISEDTiST Os the Dead and Injured from Result of Fire at London. London, Omt., Jan. 4—The Union Jack today floats alt ‘half mast over the city hall, but is not needed to remind the citi zens of the horror of last night. The ciity hall presents the appearance of a wreck and the streets in front are crowded wiith curious and sorrowing citi zens. The list of dead numbers twenty-five, but it is much feared that it is no’t com plete. Many of the injured are not expected to recover. City Engineer Graydon states that the cause cf The accident was the breaking of a heavy beam. The beam broke in the centre throwing the people standing within the large space. in ( to one mass. The engineer did not consider the hall dangerous and says t&a-. the tremend ous weight simply caused the beam Ito snap. An inquest was begun 'today but no evi dence will be taken until after the fune ral of the victims. London, Jan. 4—No new victims were found an the city hall ruins today. Fol lowing is a revised list of the dead and seriously Injured: Dead—Benjamin Nash, carriage maker; John Turner, carriage maker: John Bur ridge, shoemaker; Frank Robinson, plas terer: Crawford Beckel. contractor; Ed ward Lupton, farmer; W. JL Dell, baker; R. S, Leigh, plumber: Xhrah-.m Phillips. Jour dealer; Stephen Williams, laborer: W. C. Smith, gardener: 1.. \V, Burke, In surance agent: John Fellows. James Har ris, moulder; Wilson Carruthers, farmer: W. J. Borland, wood worker; Noble Car ruthers. son of “Noble Carruthers: Fred Heaman. son of AV. Heaman; Oswald Bruce, son of V,’. Bruce, shoemaker: Allen Towe and John Burgess, laborers; Herman Hilbert, peddler: James McLean. Injured—Fred H. Fry. Louis Sternberg, Frankie Freeland. William Gibson. Thus. Hogg, Jr.. James Cutler. William Durnion, Moses Miners, Alderman Charles Taylor. Charles Garrett. Albert Joyce. William Stone. Edward Marshall. William Cox. Joseph Murray. J. G. McNaughton. John Bartlett. D. Sweeney. William Ell wood, Charles Kidner, Fred AVard. James Sus sex. William Baker. Sidney Glendenning. D. Schofield. James Dean. Johnston Mows Mines. Albert Joyce. Michael Morkins, son of James Mattinson, and EdWard Barrett. LOADED FUEL. i .mi!y Suffered Many Injuries from the Explosion. ~ Charlotte. N. C., Jan. 4.—While the fam i>y of Ed. Roseborough were seated around t?e fireplace in their room on South Cu’- lege street, in this city, a stick of wood was thrown on to replenish the fire. Almost instantly there was a terrific ex plosion that shook the house like an earth quake. A perfect broadside of bullets ramed from the fireplace. AA hen the smoke cleared away and the extent of the damage was counted up it was found that every one of the family of five h d been seriously wounded. Ron'.trough’s wife was shot in the neck ami thigh, a 7-year-old child was badly wounded in both shoulders, an older child was badly wounded in both shoulders, a younger one had his hand blown off and was shot in the mouth.: the other child was wounded in the eve, the bullet de stroying the sight. THE MACON NEWS. 100,000 TONS OF GRAWBDRNED. Disastrous Fire at Stockholm, California, Resulted in Heavy Loss. FIREMEI’S GOOD WORK Prevented the Flames Spreading The Loss is Estimated at Over $500,000 Stockton, Cal., Jan. 4. —At 12:30 this morning lire was disccverd in warehouse No. 5 oi the Farmers’ I nion and Milling Company, and before the department could respond the fiames were beyond control. The Lie quickly spread to warehouse No. 6, and as scon as it was seen that neither warehouse could be saved, the attention of tne dtparinn nt was turned to saving the warehouse of the Navigation and Improve ment Company, which was separated front No. 6 only by a lire wall, ana Eureka or Crown Mills Company, which had only the same protection from No. 5. Streams were withdrawn from the Cen tra! portion of the doomed structures and work for ends begun with some effect, and by continuous fighting against the iron sides and roofs of the burning buildings, which appeared to shut them off from the fire, the men were successful. The warehouses were well filled with grain. The. lowest estimate on the amount of wheat destroyed is 100.000 tons, and many put it higher. There was besides consid erable barley and rye. .Much of the grain was the property of the 1 nion, but by far the largest portion was held in storage by farmers. Tiie loss is placed at more than $500,000, although the territory covered by the fire was not large. The loss on the warehouses will be heavy though both of the buildings and grain are insured for a reasonably large share of their value. S6OjDOOTIRT. Business Portion of Washington, Ga., Al most Wiped Out. Washington, Ga., Jan. 4.—One of the most costly fires this city has had in years occurred here yesterday morning. At 4:30 yesterday morning the fire was discovered in the store of Mr. R. 11. Woot ten. He valued his stock at SIO,OOO, with Insurance as follows: Atlanta Home, $2,000; Phoenix of Brooklyn, $2,000; North British and Mercantile, $2,000; Queen. $2,000; Hamburg-Bremen, SI,OOO. The tire then spread to A. Franklin’s store and completely destroyed his stock, valued at $9,000, with insurance as follows: Georgia Home, $4,000; Home of New York, $1,000; Norwich Union, $2,000. The building occupied by Mr. Franklin and Mr. AVcotten was owned by Mrs. Simp son, valued at SIO,OOO, with insurance as follows: Southern Mutual, $2,500; Georgia Home, $2,000; Phoenix of Brooklyn. SI,OOO. The fire then spread to the magnificent King building, valued at $15,000, and com pletely destroyed it. Insurance: Georgia Home, $2,500; Southern Mutual, $2,500; Queen, $2,000. The lower story was occupied with stores owned by Mr. AV. M. Hill and D. J. F. Jones. Mr. Hill had a stock valued at $9,000, with insurance as follows: Atlanta Home, $2,500; Georgia Home. $2,000; Lon don, Liverpool and Globe, $2,500; North British and .Mercantile. SSOO. Dr. Jones’ stock was valued at $5,000, with insurance in Queen at $1,500; loss SI,OOO above insurance. Part of the good:; were saved. ADMITTED TO RECORD. Ketcham’s Will Has Finally Been Admitted to be Recorded. - Chicago, Jan. 4. —Judge Kohlsaat has ad mitted the will of John B. Ketcham to record. Lawyers heirs announced to the record. The lawyers for the Ketcham heirs announced today that they did not desire to contest the question of the ad mission of the will to probate at this time, and simply asked for an appeal from the former order of probate, the court admit ting the instrument to record. This was allowed and the matter will cbme up again in the regular course of the circuit court, where, before a jury, the en tire question of the mental capacity of Mr. Ketcham to make the will can be brought up. The matter of appointing an administra tor to -care for the estate was discussed, but the court continued this phase of the case until January 10th. “WON’I JOIN INSURGENTS. Sanguilly's Wife Denies the Report That He is Returning to Cuba. New York, Jan. 4.—Mrs. Julio Sanguilly, wife of the Cuban general who was yes terday in Havana on board the steamer Saratoga, said today that he husband was not on his way to rejoin the insurgents in Cuba, but was suffering from rheumatism and on his way to Mexico with the hope of finding relief there. General Sangulljy was released from Moro Castle on his promise not to return to Cuba. SURRENDERED. Officials of the E. S. Dean Co., Give Themselves Up. New York, Jan, 4. —James B. Kellogg, one of the members of the defunct E. S. Dean Company, surrendered himself today to the police. He was held in $1,600 bail for examina tion on the charge of conspiracy to qe fraud. Kellogg is reported as tne founder of the. Dean Cemyati?. Myron L. Bernard ami Samuel Kellar, prcs’deift and manager oi the firm, surrendered -yesterday. MAsON V ILL BE MAYOR. Brunswick, Jan. 4. —Mayor Owen John son resigned yesterday, after a short but successful administration c? the city’s af fairs. He will he succeeded by ex-Mayor E. H- Mason, who will be elected at the next regular council meeting. This ar rangement is presumed to be in accordance with an understanding made at the time Mason was unseated In the Crovart-Mason contest, some months ago. Mason was then declared Ineligible because his term as alderman, to which he had previously been elec trd for two years, had not ex pired. The two years’ limit ended yester day at 12 o'clock. CITIZENS PROTEST. Washington.- Jan. 4.—Congressman Griggs has had the commission of Dr. Hugh AVilson as postmaster at Sylvania held up pending the arrival of a protest from the citizens of that town. Many of the Republicans are against his appoint ment .and have wired Judge Griggs asking that time be allowed them to file their ob jections. MACON NEWS TUESDAY JANUARY 4 1898. WOLFF AND RAPP BOILDING SOLD. Brought Twenty-two Thousand Dollars on the Block This Morning. Affl BELOI WLUE, But as it Can Now be Bought at Private Sale, a Syndicate is Forming to Rebuy It. The Wolff & Happ building was sold this morning for $22,000. It was bought in by Mr. J. Russack, of New A’ork, who had a mortgage on the building for $20,00:1. The bidding was slow from the start. Mr. Simon Josephson was the only bidder against Mr. Russak, and he stuck to him up to $20,700. but notwithstanding the be lle* that he would make tne price go much higher, he backed down. The sale occupied a considerable time. 'Mr. Josephson made his raises by SSO at a time after the $29,000 mark was reached. Mr. Russak followed him up rapidly with SIOO and S2OO bids. The sale was made by Mr. AVashington Dessau, as commissioner for the court. Mr. Russak is one of the heirs of Mr. Sam Russak, of New York, who advanced a part of the money for the construction of the building. He died some time ago. Mr. Russak will, in all probability, sell the building again and it is understood th(it a syndicate is being formed for the purpose of buying it. Mr. Dessau stated during the sale that the cost of the building first and last was $56,000, more than double the price paid. It is a valuable piece of property and it is probable that it would have been pur chased by Macon parties today had it not been for the fact that it was deemed more advisable to buy at private sale from Mr. Russak, who, during the sale, offered to take $15,000 cash for his share and wait twelve months for the balance at 6 per cent. He has something like $25,000 in terest in the property all told. PLAYED BRYAN. But Maae Gold Speeches and Puzzled Them. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 4. —Henry Long, a commercial traveler from St. Louis, played a huge joke on thousands of Texans yesterday. Long, who bears a striking re semblance to William J. Bryan, was in the Pullman car of the train on which Bryan was expected. Long walked out on the platform and was introduced by the con ductor as Mr. Bryan. Long then startled the audience by making a sound money speech, stating that his views had been changed by his visit to Mexico. This speech was repeated at several places, to the amazement of a majority of the hearers. NATURE’S FREAK. Missouri River Moved a Farm from One County to Another. Columbia, Mo., Jan. 4The latest freak of the treacherous Missouri river is to re move an entire farm of 80 acres from Bcone county. The farm was owned by Ed Murphy, of -Ashland, and was original ly located near the town of Wilton. By a change in the current of the river the land was s,ut away and reformed in Cole county. Murphy had 'to bring suit Ito get hiis land away from another owner, who claimed it. LUNATIC LOOSE. Had a Pistol and Shot at Supt. T. 0. Powell Last Night. Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 4. —-Considerable excitement was created this morning when it was learned that B. H. Osborn, a luna tic sent to the asylum from Atlanta, had attempted to kill Superintendent T. O. Powell. Last evening a masquerade ball was given to the inmates of the asylum In the amusement hall, and towards the close of the evening Osborn asked permission to go outside. Two of the attendants went out with him. Just as they reached the outside Osborn jerked loose from the attendants and drawing -a pistol fired and ran, passing Superintendant Powell, who was on his way to the main building, he shot at him twice as he passed, one ball going through his coat. Dr. Powell’s many friends are congratu lating him on escaping injury. It is a mystery to the officers to account for Osborn’s having the pistol. Search was immediately set about to capture Os burn, but nothing has been heard from him at noon today. GREAT MACHINE. To Help Uncle Sam to Get Through His Mail. Chicago, Jan. 4 —A GUicago invention for postmarking letters and cancelling stamps will such be put oh trial by Post master Gordon. Its success promises to revolutionize c-ne important branch of the postal service. It will stamp at the rate of 24.C00 an hour, it U Claimed, mark ing each. wi;.h the exact date, hour and minute of passing through Pho ttnac&ine. BEN BUTTERWORTH. His Death is Momentarily Ex pected at Thomasville. Thomasville. Ga., Jan. 4 —Commissioner Ben Butterworth is lying critic-ally lit ait the Piney Woods Hotel this city. He was attacked suddenly yesterday with uremic convulsions, and has be>en hovering be tween life and death since. His physicians have little hope of his recovery. Mr. Butterworth came here some three weeks ago to recover from an attack of pneumonia and was steadily improving, in fact has been walking or driving almost every day since he arrived until yesterday. His death is now momentarily expected. YOUNG LADA’ SHOT TO DEATH. Huntsville. Ala.. Jan. 4—At Triana. Ala. yesterday Miss Annie Hundley, a popular young lady of Limestone county, was ac cidentally shot by Edmund Toney. Toney had a pistol in his overcoat pocket. It was discharged accidentally and the bullet lodged in Miss Hundley’s heart. COMMISSIONERS MAKE A CHANGE. W. T. Watson Elected Super intendant of Ross Home to Succeed Calloway. AWARD FOR THE ANNEX To the Jail Was Given a Kentucky Firm—Cannot Co-operate With the Road Commissioners. The county commissioners sprang a sur prise this morning 'by making a change in the election of a new superintendent of Ross Home. Mr. W. T. Watson, of the Rutland dis trict, was clueltkl to succeed Mr. H. B. Calloway, who has held the office for a great many years. The vote stoc J three to two. Messrs. An aeon and McGhee and G. M. Davis voting for W. T. Watson, of the Rutland cteaict and he others for Mr. Calloway. The only other changes was the election of 'Messrs. Smith and Winshi.p as county attorneys to succeed Major J. L. Harde man. The county officers elected this morning wore: Clerk, S. C. Davis. Superintendent of Ross Home, W. T. Watson. Surgeon, J. I-I. D. Worsham. Janitor, W. Flowers. Attorneys, Smith and Winship. The award for the building of the annex to the jail was given to Messrs. Landrum & Co., of Kentucky, who were the lowest bidders with $870.00. Mr. Algernon Blair, of Macon, was the next bidder at $1,058.00, and S. T. Miller, of Macon, bid $1,500. These were the only three bids. Work on the annex will commence at once. A large amount of routine business was before the commissioners. The board of road commissioners sent a committee before the county 'commission ers asking their co-operation In paving the county roads with rocks, but as the appropriations had already been made it was not found possible to do anything this year. The board adjourned at 2 o’clock. A NARROW ESCAPE. Miss Susie Williams Thrown Fiom a Surry and Painfully Hurt Yesterday. Miss Susie Williams had a narrow es cape from death yesterday afternoon by being thrown from a surry with which two fiery horses were running away. Mrs. Walter Houser and Miss Williams were delivering invitations to an at home for Friday evening. They stopped in front of a house on High street, and while the driver had gone in ito deliver 'the invita tions the horses became frightened and ran. Mrs. Houser sprang from t'he surry and escaped injury. At the corner of Orange street Miss Williams was thrown violently from the buggy against the ground and sustained paiimful bilk not serious injuri ous. She was carried home ait once and medical aid called In. She is resting easy today. WAS COSTLY To Print the Pension Rolls Last Time—No Frauds Were Discovered. M .lit'tag ton, Jan. 4—Ex-Pension Com missioner Murphy says that the publishing of the pen-icn list would amount to little more than a use lei i expenditure of many thousands of de Cars. Jn 1883, in accord ance with a, senate resolution, the list was published. There were then on the rolls about 208,000 names, and it .took five vol umes, averaging over 700 pages each. No pensions were dropped in consequence, and the .printing of • he roll wag of no value except to attorneys, who profited largely by the information obtained and o deluged ii ;e Pension Bureau with ap plications for incrcas'cd rates, HUNTING GOATS. In the Mountains About the Land of Gold, Seattle, Wash., Jan. 4. —D. J. McKinney, the -‘Mayor of Skagaway,” tells Sow they hunt goats up in the mountains surround ing the golden Yukon. A lot of fellows askeel me one day if I wished to go on a goat hunt. Os course I did. We were soon climbing high up on the mountains, away above the altitude that I thought any living creature would live. When the boys had iocated the proper point, they selected a huge bowlder and got me to help them tip it over. It took the combined strength of three of us to get the rock started. When it did get to go ing the havoc it caused its way down to the valley was fearful. Then th? boys told Hie to get ready for a surprise. It was only a short time until wa saw emerging from the scrubby growth below jjg three fine goats. They came toward us, bounding from crag to crag and apparentiv heedless of the danger they were rumyilg into; They came to within sUty yards of us and we brought dawn all three, I ;e & raeT then that the goat always tries to get above rolling rocks, and that that is a favorite way of hunting them, CITY COUNCIL Will Meet Tonight—Fifty-five Liquor Licenses Will be Asked For, At the meeting of the city council to night fifty-five petitions for barroom li censes, as against fifty-eight las: year, will be considered. The mayor will not read his annual ad dress and message at tonight's meeting, ns was ex. ected, but it will be read., fui the next meeting. The other reports from different officials will rot be read until next meeibig. The only report to be read tonight will be that of the Board of Health an outline of which has been given In The New,. According to the Board of Health report there were SOI) births in Macon during the year 1897, as against 452 deaths. The birth rate increased while the death rate de creased. SPOT COTTON. New York, Jan. 4. —Spot c-otton is quiet, midlling uplands 5 15-16, Midland Gulf 6 3-16, HELD UP IK BROADDAYLIGHT. Highway Robbers are Imitat ing the Famous Jesse James Now, ROBBERY ST SEVEN UK In Which Mr. Cram Ford Was Relieved of His Overcoat and Valuables. The highway robbers have not ceased their work, as was demonstrated by one of the most daring hold ups of the many that have taken place in Macon in the past few weeks. Mr. S. E. Cramford was held up yester day afternoon in broad daylight and rob bed of his overcoat, pocket book, contain ing a small amount of money, and his watch and chain. The hold up -was con ducted by two negroes heavily armed. Two other ;■. i. . n who were a short dis tance behind iMr. Crawford when he was robbed, said that they saw the two ne groes, but had no idea of what they had just done. The robbery occurred at the Seven Bridges on the Houston road. Mr. Cramford say st hat he was driv ing leisurely along when two negroes coming down the road halted him and asked him for a match. He replied that he did not have one. when one o“ them grasp ed the bridle rein while the other aimed a revolver at him and commanded him to throw up his hands. After they had taken all his valuables, including his overcoat, they 'told him to drive on, and he left them standing in the road. He came on to the city, but has no idea where the men can be found now. He says that he does not know whether he would recognize them or not. UNITED STATES COURT. Case of Harrell Against the Southern to be Heard on 20. In the United States court this morning the ease of John IM. Harrell against the Southern Railway, removed from Pulaski superior court, was set for a hearing on January 20. Harrelll was traveling on 'the Southern Railway and at Cochran two cars run to gether so violently as to throw him against a scat and break his shoulder. Harrell claims SIO,OOO damages. Judge Speer this morning ordered the recasting of pleadings In ithe case of Willis and Ellerbee against ithe Cumber land Gap Building and Loan Association. The pleadings will be recast on first Mon day in January. WHERE DO THEY GO? Work of the Philadelphia Mint in Making Coppers. The mint of Philadelphia is almost con stantly engaged in turning out cents made of copper with a slight alloy of zinc and tin. The state of Pennsylvania alone ab sorbed 11,000,000 last year, and New York 9,000,000. There is as much curiosity about the final fate of these cents as there is about that of pins. Nobody is able to tell where the pins go to, and it is impossible to even surmise what has become of the hundreds of millions of cents issued by the mint since it began operations. It is rather a profitable business for the government, as it means the conversion of copper, cost ing 10 cents a pound, into a form in which it is worth a couple of dollars or more a pound.—San Francisco Chronicle. PREMATURE. The Report That Henry Paul Had Killed His Wife in Vineville. A telephone message received at police headquarters last night announced that Henry Paul, a negro living in Vineville, had killed his wife. Detective Patterson went to the scene at once and found that the report was an error, as he saw both Paul and bis wife in their house. They did not deny that they had had some words, but she did not make complaint and the matter was dropped. THE JANUARY SKIES. No Planets Visible to the Eye, But the Constellations Are Beauteous. Certainly the most indifferent observer of the stars cannot fail to admire the pan orama of beauty that is 'presented to our view on every clear evening. Alas, that clear evenings are so few! Toward the west Vega, Deneb, Attair and FomaJhaut are still visible, but it is the eastern sky that especially claims attention at this time of year. Uapelta in Auriga, and Al debaran aad the Pilades in ff*aurus, lead the brilliant couterie -of constellations— constellations whose names have come down to us from a period so remote that their origin is lost in antiquity. Seme of them are referred to as well knownjn the writings of Homer and in Job, that most ancient books of the Bible. Orion, the mighty hunter, with his two dogs, Caals fMajor and Canis Minor, con stitute the most brilliant group of constel lations at present. Betelgeuse in the right shoulder of Orion, Procyon in Canis Minor, and Sirius in Canis Major, form a large equilateral triangle of about twenty-five degrees on a srde. Sirius is easily the most brilliant star in all the heavens, and is how known to be one of our nearest neighbors, so the distance that separates us from it is so vast that the swift-winged messengers of light require more than eight years to accomplish the journey. The brilliancy of Sirius is especially noticeable at this time, as no planet is present to pale its splendor. Jupiter, Saturn and Venus are still morning planets, and Mercury will join them after January 6th. So no planet is to be found in the evening sky, but the far off Neptune, whose presence of absence is immaterial to ordinary observers, as he is entirely beyond the reach of ths unaided vision, and even in the field of .mail tele scopes cannot be easily distinguished from the fixed stars. The earth passed her perhellion on the last day es the year, and was then less than ninety-one million miles from the sun. For the next six months she will continue to increase that distance. There will be six eclipses in 1898, the greatest number possible in one year, equally divided between the sun and the moon. Only two will be visible in this vicinity, a small partial eclipse of the moon Jan uary 7. and a total lunar eclipse on D%. cember 27. Only a single spot has been seen on the sun since the disapearauee of the large ffroup. d Sacterthwalte. The half a cent a word column of The News is the cheapest advertising medium in Georgia. Ridl and N u ° l,oEß Neg ected Rare are our Opportunities. Reductions ON Suits & Overcoats At J/j off on former prices. UNDERWEAR At 25% Cut Rates. Children’s Suits on same basis. That is a large sum of money, but your eyesight is worth more than that sum. m 1 AAA Preserve that valuable organ by C 5 S B-11 ill 1/1 using E. Friedman’s Diamond f'l al| r F 111111 Crystal Glassts. They are as per- U,/ JL OK* U V v feet as human mechanism can E. FRIEDMAN, Scientific and Practical Optician. Office 314 Second Street, Macon, Georgia. 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